Healthy Eating Minnesota
Eight organizations throughout the state have been selected to work with Blue Cross to improve Minnesota’s “food environment.” Utilizing proven and promising strategies, with an emphasis on environmental change and policy approaches, the organizations and their partners are working to increase access to and availability of healthy foods.

Nice Ride Minnesota
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is the lead sponsor of Nice Ride Minnesota, the nonprofit public bike sharing program in the Twin Cities, because there is a direct link between active living and good health.

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 Why is a health plan sponsoring TV spots and billboards encouraging Minnesotans to be more active? A very good reason.

Stop smoking - and stay stopped

Everyone has access to some kind of stop-smoking support.

Clinician support
People who smoke listen to their physicians and pharmacists. Learn about The Center’s resources for clinicians.

Reducing tobacco use in diverse communities
Effective solutions come from working in partnership with affected communities.

Community design
Our individual actions are strongly influenced by our environment. Community features that promote safe walking and biking routes are linked with increased activity. The Center is helping explore the connections between community design and public health.

Public policy advocacy
Policy change: A powerful tool for health improvement.

Young adult smoking
Young adults — targeted by tobacco companies — have the highest smoking rates.